He Pito Mata

21 February 2023

From the Principal:

Key information for whānau ... read here.

College Notices:

Important Dates to Diary

Full details are available on the school website calendar. The following are important dates to note:

Non Uniform Day for cyclone Gabrielle relief effort: Fri 24 Feb
Athletics Day: Thu 2 March
Swimming Sports: Thu 9 March
SS Otaki Commemoration: Fri 10 March
PPTA Strike Day: Thu 16 March, School Closed
Ōtaki Kura and Schools half day Teacher Only Day, Thu 23 March, Early Finish at 12.35
Ōtaki Kura and Schools full day Teacher Only Day, Fri 24 March, School Closed
School Photo Day: Mon 3 Apr
Last Day of Term One: Thur 6 Apr
Start of Term 2: Mon 24 April
Anzac Day: Tue 25 April, School Closed

Congratulations to our PB4L Prize Draw winners:

Week beginning 13 Feb

Matai: Lucy Rasmussen

Tōtara: Lily El Kour

Kauri: Nikora Cameron

Rimu: Pearl Glanville Hall

Week beginning 20 Feb

Mataī: Karen Dai

Tōtara: Mareikura Kaka

Kauri: Hayley Boyer

Rimu: Boston Pollock

Netsafe Link

SID23_A4 Parent Poster.pdf

BLAKE Inspire

Year 11-13 Māori and Pacific rangatahi are encouraged to apply for BLAKE Inspire - an awesome hands-on inspirational learning opportunity. The applications are open now (until March 5th).

This is the programme link https://www.blakenz.org/programmes/blake-inspire/

Fundraiser - Hold the Date:

News and Events

The 2023 Year Began with a pōwhiri for new students and staff with new families being welcomed into the wider College community. Read more in From the Principal ...

In the afternoon there were house sports culminating in a student/staff tug of war - take a look.

Everiss Scholars Tour England and Scotland

On the Sporting Calendar - Term One

Kākākura (Heads of School) Meet Princess Anne

Super Schools

Swimming Lessons Commence

Congratulations to ...

Witana Cameron. Witana won the peers' choice award at a recent Blue Light Leadership course. Witana explained that "in order to be given this award I had to get the most votes by my fellow peers. The award was for who our platoon (platoon two) thought showed good leadership skills and qualities."